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Professor Lynn Raymond

uwRT 1103

6 October 2015

'God Save The King'

In 1603 Queen Elizabe,thl, ruler of Britairu died and had a deathbed wish of her cousin,

King James VI, would take over her throne in England. King James VI used this name to

continue is reign on Scotland, but used King James I to rule England ("History of the British

Flag"). At this point, the England flag was white with a red cross and the Scotland flag was blue

with a white X shape. The two flags were merged together in 1606 to represent King James

ruling both nations together and it was known as the Union Flag. This version of the Union Flag

remained until 1801 because Ireland joined Great Britain and the flag was redesigned to

encompass the Irish national flag as well ("History of the British Flag"). The Irish flag was a

white background with a red X shape, which was merged with the former Union Flag to create \

this British flag that is still used today

The British National Anthem was publically performed for the first time in 1745 in L{t-."'

London, but it was not officially known as the National Anthem until the beginning of the

Nineteenth century ("National Anthem"). 'God Save The King' became an exftemely patriotic

song and well known, as the tune has been used by many composers, even in other countries.

There is not an authorized version of this National Anthem because the words are considered a

tradition and the word 'Queen' can be substituted for'King' whenever it is necessary.

'Naturalisation' is the most cofllmon way to become a British citizsnand has many

requirements to even be considered for citizenship. You can apply for naturalisation if you are at

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